Clothes-line supporting and operating mechanism.



A. G. BURRIS.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORTING AND OPERATINGMECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I7. I9I3.

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A. G. BURRIS.

CLOTHES .LINE SUPPORTING AND OPERATINGMECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17| l9l3.

Patented July 1, 1916.

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ALBERT Gr. BURRIS, OF SLOATSBURG, NEW YORK.

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORTING AND OPERATING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4, 1916.

Application led May 17, 1913. Serial N o. 768,372.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALBERT Gr. BURRIs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sloatsburg, in the county of Rockland and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Line Sup* portingand Operating Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved clothes line supporting andoperating device such as will allow the clothes to be hung upon the lineand move to and from the operator according to his desire.

An object of my invention is to provide a device of the above characterwherein the clothes line is supported below the operating mechanism,consequently allowing the line and the clothes hung thereon to berotated without hindrance of any kind.

Another object of my invention is to provide means in the form of a web,having extensions formed thereon, for the purpose of supporting theclothes line, the web being carried upon a cable supported upon a pairof pulleys.

By supporting the clothes line below the operating mechanism, it will berecognized that a diiiiculty heretofore existing in this art has beenovercome. In devices of this character now in use clothes that are hungupon the line cannot be moved through the operating mechanism because ofits compact nature, and the fact that the clothes line extends to thebody portion thereof. In my invention, however, the clothes line issupported below the operating mechanism, consequently allowingconsiderable space so that the line may be rotated with clothes thereonfree of the operating mechanism.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention relates to suchdetails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of partsas will be hereinafter fully described and specifically set forth in theappended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which- 4 Figure1 is a side elevation of my improved operating mechanism showing theclothes line and web broken away. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the device asshown in Fig.

l. Fig. Sais a transverse sectional view of the operating mechanism.Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the same, and Fig. 5 is a cross sectionalview of the device as shown in Fig. 3.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred formof my invention, the numeral 10 designates a suitable support upon whichmy invention has been disposed, but it is to be appreciated that thissupport is merely shown illustrating the attachment of the device, andthe latter may be used in connection with any other form of support ifoccasion should require.

A bracket 11 is secured to the support, as shown at 12, the bracketbeing formed preferably of a sheet material, for instance, metal, sothat its longitudinal sides are spaced from one another, as clearlyshown. A stud 13 is carried by this bracket, the latter having a headportion 14 provided thereon, which head portion is disposed between thelongitudinal sides of the bracket and prevents the removal of the stud.Further; an enlargement l5 is provided upon the forward end of the stud,the upper end of the enlargement being formed into a plate 16. The plateis now formed into a strip 17, this serving the purpose that will behereinafter fully set forth and described. While this form of brackethas been illustrated for the purpose of supporting the elements shown inthe drawings, it is to be appreciated that I am not limited to thisspecic use, and that other forms of brackets may be provided if it isdesired.

A plate 18 is provided, which has its under sides provided with acut-out portion 19, as is clearly shown. Another plate 20 is disposedbeneath the first plate 18, the second plate also having a cut-outportion 21 provided therein which registers with the cut-out portion 19in the first plate, consequently providing an opening, as is clearlyshown. A U-shaped cut out portion 33 is provided in the plate 20 withinwhich is disposed the facing plate 34. This facing plate 34 is rigidlysecured within said cut out portion 33 through the medium of the bolt22; said bolt 22 is constructed so as to provide the bearing for thepulley 24 and to hold the facing plate 18 securely in position. Theplates are secured upon the strip 17 through the medium bolts and nuts32, so that they are in rigid relation to each other. TWithin thecut-out portions 19 and 2l and upon the bolt 22 is supported a pulleyQll, this pulley being spaced from the base of the cut-out portionsthrough the medium of bearings 25 and carrying an annular oil-setportion 2G at the lower edge ot' its periphery, as is clearly shown.

It Will be appreciated that there are supn ports which support twooperating devices7 one at each end of the line so that either may bemanipulated if it is desired. l have only shown one operating` device inthe drawing, however, but as they are both the same7 a second View Willbe superliuous.

A cable 27 operates about the pulley 24, and is supported upon theannular orf-set portion 26 thereof. A Web 28 is carried upon the cable27 from Which Web depend extensions 29, these being rolled at theirloiver ends for supporting the clothes line 80, as is shown. rhe web andits extensions operate Within the semi-circular slot 3l which isprovided between the member and the facing 34e. It will new berecognized that the clothes line is supported beneath the operating.member whereby when the clothes are held thereon its operation is nothindered While the saine is being moved into dillerent positions.

lt is thought from the foregoing that the complete operation of myinvention will be recognized, and a further detail description would beunnecessary.

Such changes as are permissible by the subjoined claim may be resortedto Without departing 'from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention7 what l claim is support of thecharacter described iii-- cluding a recessed block, a pulley carried bysaid block, said pulley being partially arranged Within said recess, asecond recessed block mounted. on the lirst block, said pulley beingarranged within the recesses of the blocks, a plate arranged adjacentsaid second block7 said plate cooperating with the lirst and secondblocks to entirely inelose said pulley, and an endless carrier arrangedon said pulley and extending from said blocks.

ALBERT G. BURRS. Witnesses z ALBERT D. OsBonN, Geenen T. Bonnie.

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